Sink with garbage disposal means



Feb. 21, 1950 v, o' 2,498,502

SINK WITH GARBAGE DISPOSAL MEANS Filed April 9, 1947 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. VINCENT R. O'BRH-IN ATTORNEY Feb. 21, 1950 v. R. OBRIEN 2,498,502

SINK WITH GARBAGE DISPOSAL MEANS Filed April 9, 1947 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 FIG. 4.

INVENTOR. FIG. 5. VINCENT R. O'BRIEN ATTORNEY Feb, 21, 1950 v. R. OBRIEN 2,493,502

smx wrm GARBAGE'DISPOSAL MEANS Filed April 9, 1947 a Sheets-Sheet s FIG. 7.

v JNVEIJNTOR.

VINCENT R. OBRIEN ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 21, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2. 198502 SINK WITH GARBAGE DISPOSAL MEANS Vincent it. OBrien, st. Pittman. Application April 9, 1947, Serial No.7405362 My invention relates to a sink wherein it is desired to provide a convenient :garbage receiver well built integral with a sink body which permits thestorage of garbage out of sight.

-It-is a feature to provide a sink construction wherein the garbage well is formed in a central partition which divides the sink into two sink compartments and wherein the water faucet is loca'tedcentrally of the ends of the sink so that the goose neck of the faucet may swing directly over the central partition to allow water to be passed through the garbage well and which provides 'a convenient means where dishes vmay be thoroughly cleaned of dry and wet garbage before they are placed in either of the sink wells 01 either side of the divided partition.

My sink construction provides a means whereby a good percentage of garbage is washed into thesewer drain and permits hot water to be directed over'the garbage and virtually eliminates acid destroying the sink well and leaves the garbage clean and free of moisture after it has dried in the-garbage well so that the largeparticles of garbage which remain in the basket positioned in the well may readily be removed, wrapped and disposed of. I

I It -is alsoa feature of my sink construction to provide a large capacity hopper disposalwell. Furthermore my garbage disposal hopper being located in the sink partition wall may be long andin fact the inside of the sink which positions the garbage disposal well closer to the front of the sink making the .disposal of garbage and the rinsing f the dishes within easy reach. My device allows plates and kitchen utensils to be scraped and cleaned free of garbage "with the aid of a spray of water thereon, thegarbage falling into the perforated basket located within the garbage well of the central partition. The garbage disposal hopper or well located in the sink-partition allows more space to use mechanical disposal means to the garbage well. Furthermore the garbage well may be connected to a garbage drain to the outsidewall of the building which in turn may be connected with the sewage drain to permit small or fine garbage to be washed directly down the sewer.

A further feature of my sink resides in providing a sink wherein the water faucet when placed centrally of the sink (as faucets usually are placed in relation to the sink) the water faucet is conveniently positioned to direct a spray of water into the garbage disposal well to thoroughly cleanse the same and wash all loose garbage down the drain.

2 Claims. (cm- 187) iurther -feature of my centrally disposed garbage-well in the sink resides in utilizing the space ordinarily taken up by'the partition which divides thesink into two compartments and using it'fora garbage disposal well. .A basket is normally positioned within the garbage disposal wellto hold-large particlesof garbage which will net ordinarily wash down thesink. Where a mechanical :dispos'al means is connected to the garbage welliof my sink it'is'not necessary to use a basket. Normally theflgarbage disposal well is closed by a cover. Ordinarily garbage may remain therein until it is thoroughly dry. The convenience of the water faucet to the garbage well permits :extr'emelylhot water to'be directed over the garbage to'thoroughly'washthe garbage that remains i'n'the'well, then after this garbage has driedzsufliciently it can be easilyremoved by the basket. Furthermoreithe convenience of the faucet-to the garbage disposal well permits water tobe run over the garbage and the same has been reduced to a minimum of solid material which will disintegrate and pass through the drain.

A feature which is of primary importance of my sink construction resides in forming the garbage disposal well virtually across the sink either centrally on the one end thereof which gives a long' narrow garbage disposal well located closeto thewater faucet so that water will pass over the garbage to reduceit to a minimum or size where'a basket is used in the well to collect the same.

- These featuresand other details and objects will be hereinafter set forth.

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-Figure 1-is a plan view looking down on a preferred form of my sink construction.

FigureiZisa-perspectiveview of the'sink shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the garbage disposal'basket which fits in the garbage well of the sink.

Figure 4 is a =longitudinal section on the line 4--4'0f Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a transverse section on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is an enlarged cross sectional detail transversely through the garbage disposal well on the -line'fifi of Figure 1.

Figure '7 is an end view partly in section of my sink illustrated in Figures 1 through 6 showing an electrical mechanical garbage means attached to the garbage well.

Figure 8 is a similar end view of Figure 7 showing the garbage well connected to an outside garbage disposal unit together with the water drain from the garbage well connected to the regular sink drain.

My sink A illustrated in Figures 1 to 4 and is formed with an integral central partition ID. This central partition divides the body of the sink A into two sink compartments B and C.

The central division wall ID of my sink A is formed with'an integral deep garbage well. The garbage well ll extends clear across the width of the sink transversely thereof which permits a large cubic content for the garbage disposal well conveniently located in relation to the water faucet l2 so that hot or cold water may be directed into the garbage well II in a very convenient manner,

The shape of the garbage well H as shown is normally rectangular, however, it is obvious that it may be made of any suitable shape to conform with the sink construction or design and the formation of the partition wall H3.

In the form .of my sink where the garbage well II is adapted to receive the garbage therein without a mechanical disposal unit, I provide a perforated garbage receiving basket l3 which is equipped with a handle I4. I also provide a cover l5 to close the well II when it is desired. The cover is formed with a handle l6 so that it may be easily engaged and lifted from the garbage well ll.

My sink is designed to be formed integral with the garbage disposal well centrally disposed in one form thereof as illustrated in Figures 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 and the inner surface of the compartments B and C together with the garbage disposal well ll may be enameled to protect the metal of the sink and for cleanliness.

In this form of my sink there are three drains, namely; from the centrally disposed garbage well I l and the compartments B and C which may be connected together and drained into a sink trap H as illustrated in Figures 4 and 5.

My sink provides a convenience heretofore unknown as is illustrated in Figure 2 where a dirty dish is may be held under the water faucet directly above the well i I. This permits the housewife to rinse the dishes clean, wash the garbage into the well II and at the same time wash the garbage ,so as to disintegrate and minimize the size of the garbage which will be disposed in the basket it. The continued running of hot water over the garbage will further reduce the garbage in the basket 13 thereby minimizing the remaining garbage which is left to dry with the cover l5 over the garbage well. This disposes of the unsightly garbage and provides a convenience that is very much desired after the dishes have been thus rinsed they can be deposited in either of the sink compartments B or C.

My sink construction lends itself to the use of an electric garbage grinder unit D which in turn is connected to the sewer drain l9 through the trap 20. When an electrical disposal unit D is used to grind the garbage particles all of the garbage can be rinsed into the hopper or garbage well I! thus eliminating the necessity of using the basket l3 for collecting garbage that will not pass through the drain. The motor of the unit D is adapted to be operated by the switch 2| conveniently located in the same cabinet.

When it is desired my sink A may be connected to an outside garbage disposal unit E. When my sink is used in this manner, the drain pipe 22 leads to the garbage receptacle basket E and beneath the basket E I provide a drain hopper 23 which is connected to the sewer through the trap 24.

It is of primary importance in my sink construction to provide a large garbage disposal well without interfering with the size of the sink basins such as B and C and to have the sink and well formed integral with the well ex tending transversely across the basin of the sink. The advantages of my sink may be clearly apparent because it provides a convenient feature to the sink which is so much desired in keeping the home clean and sanitary as well as easy disposal of any garbage which collects in the home.

While I have illustrated a particular form of my sink it is apparent that variations in the construction thereof may be made within the scope of the following claims without departing from the invention herein contained.

I claim:

1. A sink comprising a body portion, a central partition integral with said body portion dividing said body portion into two sink compartments, a garbage disposal hopper formed in said partition, an outlet at the bottom of each of said sink compartments, an outlet at the bottom of said hopper, and means for directing a stream of water into said sink compartments and said hopper, whereby garbage may be washed from dishes and the like into said hopper prior to the washing of such dishes.

2. A sink comprising a body portion, a central partition integral with said body portion dividing said body portion into two sink compartments, a garbage disposal hopper formed in said partition, an outlet at the bottom of each of said sink compartments, an outlet at the bottom of said hopper, and a water faucet having a pivoted goose neck end swingable over said sink compartments and said hopper for directing water thereinto, whereby garbage may be washed from dishes and the like into said hopper prior to the washing of such dishes.

VINCENT R. OBRIEN.

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